Letters From The Bowes Brothers

Imperial War Graves Commission 33-38 Baker Street, London, England This is the final letter in the Bowes Brothers collection. The newly named Imperial War Graves Commission promises that Clifford Bowes will be commemorated. It lived up to that promise and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, which honours more than...

This is the last letter written by Clifford Bowes in the collection. He is killed Oct. 28, five days later fighting at Passchendaele. My dear Mother and folk, No doubt you will be wondering why I do not write more frequent but lately it has...

Dear Mother and Folks, Just a few lines to let you know that I am still OK. I will start by apologizing for not writing sooner but I have a sore thumb and as you will see by the writing that it is not any...

The first part of this letter with its date is missing. However, Clifford seems to be answering a letter in which his mother has said she had a vision of him in some recent fight. We also learn that Clifford is about to be transferred....

Dear Mother and Family, Your ever welcome and loving letter of July 3rd was received today and it sure was cheerful to read. I have had several talks with the home boys. I have only run across George Hyde the once and then he was...

My Dear Mother and Family, Well, I am the lucky boy. Just drew down your letter, a couple from Ada and one from Elliott and another from little Eva King, all yesterday and they have cheered us up. Believe me, Mother, if our letters are...

My dear Mother and Family, I saw quite a few of the [Boissevain] boys last night and all were well and looking fine but not any too anxious to get back in the line. I did not see Lance Simpson as he got pretty badly...

Letters From The Bowes Brothers

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